[Actual Reality Newsletter] FEBRUARY 2008

Happy 2008!

2007 was a amazing year for Actual Reality with the premieres of Facebook Diaries, Greenovate and our hit Flip special, Flip It Back. We spent much of the year jetting from Paris to Milan to New York and back again during the production of our feature documentary about legendary Vogue Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour. Our HBO documentary Thin continued to garner accolades and was nominated for an Emmy Award. 30 Days wrapped production on its third season for FX. And Flip That House was, yet again, the most-watched program on TLC. 2007 was Actual Reality's busiest year and so far 2008 looks to be an even bigger year for the company.

We kicked off 2008 with the announcement that our new series, America's Top Dog, has been picked up by CBS to air this year. The Anna Wintour film is scheduled for release later this year. Season three of 30 Days premieres this spring on FX. Flip That House (now in HD) continues production on its fourth season. Three special one-hour Flip spinoffs will be airing later this year on TLC, including Flip That Restaurant (March 8th at 9PM E/P), Flip That Loft and Family Flip-Off. Greenovate will help lead Discovery's launch of its new channel, Planet Green. Plus there are even more new programs coming out from ARP this year.

Overall, it's going to be a great year at Actual Reality Pictures.

America's Top Dog Coming to CBS

CBS has announced that it will be airing our new show, America's Top Dog. With an estimated 90-million dog owners in the United States, America's Top Dog asks which dog-and-owner team is the best in the U.S. In this new CBS series, owners and their pets will live together and battle it out in a competition that puts the dog's relationship with the person who has raised and trained it to the test. In the end, one team of loving owner and faithful dog will emerge victorious.

We'll have more details soon, but for now here are links to the announcements in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter.

Flip That House Season Four Premieres Saturday at 9PM E/P on TLC (Now in HD!)

In 2008, Flip That House is going to be even bigger, with 40 new episodes shot entirely in high-definition 1080i in 40 new cities and 10 different states.

Season Four of Flip That House kicks off this Saturday at 9PM E/P on TLC and now TLC-HD. This Saturday's first episode at 9PM E/P features flipping veteran (over 50 flips) and quadriplegic, Chad Sloan, as he takes on the challenge of renovating a South Carolina 4-bedroom, 3-bath home. Saturday's second episode features D'John 'Bolo' Benefield as he tries to transform an Atlanta 'dump' into a salable home.

Now how big is Flip That House? In addition to the fact that Flip will be airing its 100th episode in May 2008, check out more fun facts about Flip and its related shows:

In 2007, TLC aired episodes of Flip That House 722 times.
Since 2005, TLC has aired episodes of Flip That House 1,093 times.
Flip That House airs between 50-90 times/month on TLC.
On December 26, 2007 (one of the year's premium dates for cable television), TLC aired 28 distinct episodes of Flip That House back-to-back. The marathon started at 10 am and finished at midnight.
TLC airs Flip That House marathons an average of 12 times a year.
Three Flip That House spinoffs will air in 2008 (Flip That Restaurant, Flip That Loft, and Families Who Flip).

Flip That Restaurant Premieres March 8th at 9PM E/P on TLC

Flip That Restaurant follows Akasha Richmond as she transforms a 'straight out of Miami Vice' Italian restaurant into a modern, organic eatery featuring tasty and sustainable foods.

This one-hour special for TLC, seen through the eyes of owner, chef and 'caterer to the stars', Akasha Richmond, condenses an intense six months of architecture, menu testing, and construction into a lively hour documenting the joys and challenges of opening a new restaurant. Flip That Restaurant is scheduled to premiere on March 8th, 2008 at 9PM E/P on TLC.

In Vogue: In Post-Production

While the eight months of shooting finished in 2007, most of 2008 will be spent in the editing room cutting the Vogue Documentary. Scheduled for release later this year, this feature-length documentary film follows Anna Wintour and the editors at Vogue as they prepare the September issue of Vogue magazine. Keep an eye on our website for the latest information on the Vogue Documentary.